Chapter 1: Let Me In


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A/N: So now starts my first Avengers fanfic. I hope you'll like it :) Few things for beginning: I give songs' names for the chapters. I add a quote from that song to the beginning. I also have something from the song in the chapter.

Please listen to the song before reading.

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Quote is from Grouplove's song Let Me In.


Gimme, gimme that love, I'll be waitin' for ya'

Catch my hand, I'll be fightin' for ya'

Let me in, yeah, let me get closer

Got me runnin' wild like I feel it all over

Catch my hand, I'll be fightin' for ya'

All this time been trippin' and slippin' around

You got me, now I'm swimmin', swimmin' in clouds

Gimme, gimme that love, I'll be waitin' for ya'

Catch my hand, I'll be fightin' for ya'


"Eric, why I had to come with you?"

Eric Smith and his sister Emily arrived to a small village in India. They searched for the house they bought.

"Like I said earlier, I need your help with the plants. I have to collect them and after that I can examine them", he said and looked at the map in his hands.

"But this place is horrible! The houses look like they can fall apart at any moment, here isn't any good food and I can't even get clean fucking water!" Emily yelled.

Eric took her hand and said: "Don't be so angry, Emily. I'm sure you'll find something good about this place."

She rolled her eyes and shook her hand away from his.

"I'm not so sure about it."


Bruce Banner looked out of the window and mumbled: "They don't look Indian."

One man and one woman carried boxes to the little house in front of his. The man had short blond hair and the woman had long hair with exactly same colour.

Brother and sister? American? Bruce thought.

He took his glasses from a coffee table and sat into a old red arm chair. He also took a black book from the floor. The book was named "Gamma Radiation."


"We're ready!" Eric said and threw empty box to a corner of the little house where they now started to live.

Emily sighed and said: "Finally."

The house was full of different science things. She didn't even know half of their names.

"Where I put that Petri dish?" Eric mumbled.

"No. Don't say you left it to New York", Emily said and sighed.

"Unfortunately I did."

"What now?" She put her hands on her hips.

"I'll go and ask few persons does someone have a Petri dish."


Eric walked outside and searched for anyone who could help him. He found one old woman in front of the little shop where you can find everything what you need to live. He walked to the woman.

"Good evening ma'am. Do you have a moment?" He asked and smiled.

The woman looked at him and then said: "Yes. And you're lucky that you came to me, because I'm the only local person who can speak English."

Eric raised one eyebrow.

"Oh. But yeah, do you know does anyone in this village have a Petri dish?"

"You're lucky again. Yes. Actually he's your neighbour. The man who lives in front of you, Dr. Banner, is some kind of a scientist. Go to see him. He's American, too. Moved here two years ago", she said and walked away.

"Dr. Banner, huh?" He mumbled.


"Nice. Yeah, go to see that stranger and get that one Petri-whatever-it-is, the woman called him "Dr. Banner", and oh, he lives right in front of us. Thanks a lot, Eric", Emily mumbled when she walked across the road.

She stopped in front of the door and knocked. She didn't have to wait long. The door opened and a man with brown hair looked at her.

"Um, hi, I'm Emily Smith, I'm your neighbour, and are you Dr. Banner?" She said quickly.

"Hello. And yes, I am. But just call me Bruce", he said.

She breathed deeply and calmed down. After that she looked closer at the scientist in front of her. He wore light brown trousers and a purple shirt. He had black glasses on his head.

"My brother is a scientist like you, he examines different plants. We just moved here from America and he forget his Petri dish there. So if you can give him one, he'll be very grateful", she said.

Bruce smiled a bit and said: "Sure, come in."

He walked away from the door and Emily followed him.


The house was pretty small. It was like a box with three doors, one of them to outside, and in the left wall was two doors to somewhere. There was a big wooden table in the middle of the room, and it was full of different science things. She found two empty plates and half glass of water on the table, too.

In the closest corner on the right was a red arm chair and a big book on the floor. In front of the arm chair was a little coffee table, made from metal.

In the farthest corner was small kitchen, and the sink was full of dishes.

He isn't very clean person, she thought.

On left was a big drawer between two doors. It was wooden, maybe oak, and it looked old.

Bruce walked to the table and quick took the plates and the glass from it and put them to the sink.

"I'm sorry, I never have guests..." He mumbled and leaned on the table.

"Oh no don't be sorry. It doesn't matter. I don't like cleaning, too", she said with a sweet smile on her face.

He walked to the drawer and took one Petri dish from it. He walked towards Emily, who still stood in front of the door. He gave the Petri dish to her.

She didn't want to go. She wanted to know more about this man. Yes, she was single, and yes, she thought that this man was very attractive. Though he was about 10 years older than her and a science nerd, he didn't look bad.

"Um, so why you live here?" She asked hesitantly.

He looked at his feet and mumbled: "Non-stressful environment."

She raised one eyebrow.

"So you do something very hard and very important?"

"Kind of", was his answer.

"Something science?"

"Yes, something science."

"Okay", she said and chewed her lower lip.

Emily walked towards the chair and took the book from the floor.

"Gamma radiation", she read.

She looked at him and asked: "Is that what you're studying?"

He looked at the book nervous look on his face.

"Kind of. I already know the things in the book, actually more than that. I've been learning about gamma radiation for many years."


She smiled the sweet smile that melted his heart. Bruce never thought that he could be this stupid. Never fall in love. It's always been a mistake. A man like him never could have anyone by his side. No family, no friends, no girlfriends. He knew it well. And how it's possible to fall in love this quickly? He didn't believe in love at first sight. He believed in science, only science.

"I have to continue my tests", he said.

She put the book down.

"Yeah, sure, just continue", she said and smiled.

Bruce looked at the floor a little blush on his cheeks.

"I have to be very careful and nothing should distract me."

Emily first didn't get what he was saying but then she realized.

"Oh. Oh, yeah. I'll just... I'll leave you making tests alone. It was nice to meet you Bruce. Have a nice day!" She said and walked to the door.

"It was nice to meet you too, Emily", he said when she stepped outside and closed the door behind her.

He sighed. Bruce just had to get her leave.

He was so stupid.

Don't get too close.


Emily had to go to a walk before she could meet her brother. She was sure that something happened. And she was pretty sure that what happened was that she fell in love. This man was so interesting. There was something that he didn't want to tell.

She falled in love.

And she would get what she wanted.